• Niger's infrastructure : a continental perspective
    Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructure made a net contribution of less than a third of a percentage point to the improved per capita growth performance of Niger, one of the lowest contributions in Sub-Saharan...
    Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS5698 Date: June 1, 2011 Author: Dominguez Torres, Carolina ; Foster, Vivien
  • Export quality dynamics
    Country export quality (measured by unit values) is correlated with income level suggesting that studying quality dynamics potentially offers insights into the development process. This paper uses highly...
    Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS5701 Date: June 1, 2011 Author: Krishna, Pravin ; Maloney, William F.
  • India - Vulnerability of Kolkata metropolitan area to increased precipitation in a changing climate
    This study aims to strengthen the understanding of the vulnerability of Kolkata from increased precipitation caused by climate change effects with a specific goal to: compile a data base with past weather...
    Type: Other Environmental Study Report#: 53282 Date: June 1, 2011
  • Cape Verde's infrastructure : a continental perspective
    Cape Verde stands out in West Africa as a country whose economic geography poses major and unique challenges for infrastructure development. Its small population of half a million people is spread across...
    Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS5687 Date: June 1, 2011 Author: Benitez, Daniel Alberto ; Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia M.
  • A profile of border protection in Egypt : an effective rate of protection approach adjusting for energy subsidies
    This study examines recent effective rates of protection across the Egyptian economy, using an ad valorem price wedge introduced by nontariff barriers and energy subsidies, and compares today's effective...
    Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS5685 Date: June 1, 2011 Author: Foster, William ; Valdes, Alberto
  • An evidence - informed response to slum settlements - A learning note
    This learning note prepares policymakers to engage with their technical experts and staff in designing and implementing an evidence-informed response to the challenges of existing and future slum settlements....
    Type: Other Poverty Study Report#: 70228 Date: June 1, 2011
  • Ethanol as a household fuel in Madagascar : health benefits, economic assessment, and review of African lessons for scaling-up : summary report
    This study was commissioned to analyse the cost efficiency and economic viability of an ethanol programme, for reducing disease, and protecting the forests in Madagascar. This information is also expected...
    Type: Other Environmental Study Report#: 69982 Date: June 1, 2011
  • Kenya - Turning the tide in turbulent times making the most of Kenya's demographic change and rapid urbanization
    Kenya will need to navigate through another economic storm in 2011. This will reduce growth to a projected 4.8 percent, which is still substantially higher than the average of the last decade. The decade...
    Type: Policy Note Report#: 69534 Date: June 1, 2011
  • Timor Leste - Expanding near-term agricultural exports (Vol. 2 of 2) : Report annexes
    The Government of Timor-Leste (GOTL) is committed to the development of the non-oil economy by enabling the diversification of domestic production and trade integration. The objective of the Timor-Leste...
    Type: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study Report#: 61814 Date: June 1, 2011
  • Benin's infrastructure : a continental perspective
    Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructure made an important contribution of 1.6 percentage points to Benin's improved per capita growth performance, which was the highest among West African countries during...
    Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS5689 Date: June 1, 2011 Author: Dominguez Torres, Carolina ; Foster, Vivien
  • South Sudan's infrastructure : a continental perspective
    This study is a product of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD), a project designed to expand the world's knowledge of physical infrastructure in Africa. AICD provides a baseline against...
    Type: Working Paper Report#: 64737 Date: June 1, 2011 Author: Ranganathan, Rupa ; Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia M.
  • The update inspection panel newsletter
    In this issue: message from the inspection panel chair; latest request for inspection; completed cases; ongoing cases; outreach and other activities; and update of panel operating procedures.
    Type: Newsletter Report#: 63740 Date: June 1, 2011
  • Facilitating cross-border trade between the DRC and neighbors in the Great Lakes region of Africa : improving conditions for poor traders
    This report looks at the current situation and opportunities for cross-border trade between Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighbors with a focus on agricultural products. It recognizes that much...
    Type: Other Financial Sector Study Report#: 62992 Date: June 1, 2011
  • Mozambique's infrastructure : a continental perspective
    This study is a product of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD), a project designed to expand the world's knowledge of physical infrastructure in Africa. The AICD provides a baseline against...
    Type: Working Paper Report#: 64736 Date: June 1, 2011 Author: Dominguez Torres, Carolina ; Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia M.
  • Sustainable support system for rural women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia
    Nonfarm sector development in rural Ethiopia is central to generating employment and income and thereby reducing poverty. The improved investment climate could facilitate investments in farm and nonfarm...
    Type: Working Paper Report#: 63639 Date: June 1, 2011 Author: Harishchandra, Vedini Kadri ; Sawada, Naotaka
  • Political economy in practice : lessons from the field
    This note synthesizes the experience of three political economy case studies: the water sector in West Bank and Gaza, the bus sector in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the port sector in Chittagong, Bangladesh....
    Type: Working Paper Report#: 63887 Date: June 1, 2011
  • Cameroon's infrastructure : a continental perspective
    Better access to improved infrastructure services is an important engine for economic growth. The poor state of infrastructure is a key bottleneck to growth in African countries, and Cameroon is no exception....
    Type: Working Paper Report#: 64735 Date: June 1, 2011 Author: Dominguez Torres, Carolina ; Foster, Vivien
  • Benin's infrastructure : a continental perspective
    Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructure made an important contribution of 1.6 percentage point to Benin's improved per capita growth performance, which was the highest among West African countries during...
    Type: Working Paper Report#: 62753 Date: June 1, 2011 Author: Dominguez Torres, Carolina ; Foster, Vivien
  • Transport - Greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in road construction and rehabilitation : A toolkit for developing countries
    The purpose of this background report is to present the findings of a study that led to the development of the Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation Toolkit for Highway Construction and Rehabilitation (ROADEO)....
    Type: Working Paper Report#: 69659 Date: June 1, 2011
  • A gender assessment of Mumbai's public transport
    This report provides: a high-level understanding on women's travel patterns that builds the foundation for understanding the ways in which they use public transport and the degree to which this is met...
    Type: Women in Development and Gender Study Report#: 68195 Date: June 1, 2011
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